Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 6345 Location: Ironton, Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Salida
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 4:03 pm Post subject:
[quote="diggman"]
jellero wrote:
sunflowers are nice but not in the garden.
They have their own little spot off by themselves.[/quote
mine used to but they busted out this year.
l sprayed beneficial nematodes last year thinking i might have grubs eating my grass roots but the lawn looks lousy in the middle with very sparse grass which could be grubs or something eating the roots. i haven't seen any cut worms this year though. they kill off my lima beans most every spring until it is too late to replant. peel up a patch of grass and if you have grubs you will see them. my lawn problem may just be from owning a border collie... j
Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Minnesnowta
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:13 am Post subject:
jellero wrote:
mine used to but they busted out this year.
....my lawn problem may just be from owning a border collie... j
That's what happens with our dill and mints. We have a labrador nitrogen concentrator. _________________ “I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.” Kurt Vonnegut
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 8543 Location: The Sun Mountain Town
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject:
rsireland3 wrote:
It's part Maui Wowie and part Labrador, man.
I thought it was a cross between Kentucky Bluegrass and Northern California Sensimillia. _________________ Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for.
-Marco Rubio
Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Minnesnowta
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 12:33 pm Post subject:
Grant wrote:
rsireland3 wrote:
It's part Maui Wowie and part Labrador, man.
I thought it was a cross between Kentucky Bluegrass and Northern California Sensimillia.
Second planting of beans going in. Over seeded some grass in the lawn too. Peonies are rocking. _________________ “I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.” Kurt Vonnegut
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 6345 Location: Ironton, Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Salida
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:25 pm Post subject:
water is still a big problem here, coupled with high wind things are giving up. i'm trying to water everything with hoses which cannot be done. it is gusting about 70 mpg drying everything out and is too windy to use my oscillating sprinkler mounted on a step ladder in the veg garden so i am hauling water in buckets to extra dry spots. corn is 4", beans are all up, peas about to flower. the lawn looks like something is eating it so i bought some lawn grub poison which i've never used. meanwhile i had to bring my potted plants inside out of the wind. enjoying some great salads. j
Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Minnesnowta
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 12:37 pm Post subject:
rsireland3 wrote:
jellero wrote:
frost.... killed most of tomatoes, corn and peppers this morning. some plants inches away survived. j
Fack. I feel your pain.
That sucks. Get some big ones in pots and jump right back in. _________________ “I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.” Kurt Vonnegut
Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Posts: 10602 Location: Parker, CO and proud of it!
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject:
HEy hey! We had a cold-death session, too.
We bought some potted plants to supplement our seed-growth this year. They had been outside at the garden center, so grown hardy, but then it turned hot at home so I kept them in the garage for a few weeks to weather the heatwave. Kept 'em watered, got them out for sun ~4 hrs per day. Then they went in the beds and the next day we got a real nasty cold spell. 50 degree highs with rain and lows in the mid 30s. The plants summarily died. Some tomato and watermelon mostly.
Anyway, we bought more
Up are cabbage, doing well, my pepper plant is bangin', broccoli, spinach, pumpkin, watermelon (other watermelon) and our replanted tomatoes. _________________ "To me Plastic boots are kind of like a condom on the experience." -light skier-
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson-
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 6345 Location: Ironton, Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Salida
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 2:37 pm Post subject:
i had one tomato with a wall of water that made it and a few i started. the night before i covered all warm weather plants, got down to 32, not 37 as predicted. the next night it was suppose to be 41 so i didn't cover and it hit 29. i have a thermometer that shows highs and lows. those greenhouse plants just don't make it here. i start heirloom seeds i grew and they are pretty hardy. i'm replanting beans and corn but time is a real issue here. j
Il gardino!
Garlic and potatoes and onions are doing great!We plant taters and onions around April 20th on average..Garlic is planted in the fall..All 3 crops are ready by the 4th of July..usually. The tomatoes we start in February and we set them out late April or early May in those green tubes of water--Walls 'o Water--which protect from frost down to 16 degrees F, so they say. Have seen them work into the lower 20's.
Melons and cants ( just finished setting out..start them mid-April indoors..only a select few do well here) surrounded by aquifer rocks ( 300 feet of rock under us, known as the "Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer"..Hell of a water resource..hell of a flow) to hold heat and keep cats from diggin them up.
Our big rock garden..Grasses, flowers and Sage Brush!
Sage Brush only makes it under very specific circumstances..It must be on soil that drains well ..and it's NOT competitive!
GF grows lots of flowers in those old wheel barrows! Coming soon!
Strawberries, grapes and gooseberries.
Doing some raised beds..Egg plants, basil, some peppers..a random tomato or 2.. a stray melon.
Perspective..O yea, peas are doing great--first heavy green line on the right. They can be planted in the fall ..or very early spring..They get snowed under for winter and there's no harm..we are using old metal headboards for trellises. 1/3 acre to play in..lots of fruit trees too.
The start of another rock garden! We only need enough lawn out there for kids to play and to do a little XC and skate skiing in winter!
A helper.
Flowers pop up everywhere out there.
_________________ Speak and remove all doubt..
No one cares that you CAN'T tele!
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
All of the comments above are owned by the
poster, telemarktips.com is not responsible in any way for the
content. The views expressed by the posters are not necessarily
those of Tt.com, its management or owners. Ski safe, be happy,
rip it up, smile on your brother and sister!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
